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China attracts 6.3% more foreign direct investment in 2022

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Chinese mainland, in actual use, reached 1.23 trillion yuan in 2022, a 6.3 percent increase from the previous year, the Ministry

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Erdogan demands Sweden, Finland hand over up to 130 'terrorists' to Türkiye for NATO bid

Sweden and Finland must deport or extradite up to 130 "terrorists" to Türkiye before the Turkish parliament approve their bids to join NATO, President Tayyip Erdogan sa

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Festive fair marks Minor New Year in Beijing

Xiaonian, or "Minor New Year," fell on January 14 this year in northern China, or January 15 in southern China. Considered a prologue to Spring Festival, it jumpstarts

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The end of the myth of U.S. manifest destiny

The U.S. believes in manifest destiny – that the country is preordained to expand its dominion and lead the world in the transition to democracy. First coined to justif

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China's reopening fuels global growth optimism, Davos panel says

China's reopening from pandemic restrictions could drive global growth beyond expectations and help avoid a broader recession even as some of the world's largest econom

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UK teachers, nurses to strike further over pay disputes

Further strikes were announced by teachers and nurses in the United Kingdom (UK) on Monday, amid the continued cost-of-living crisis and lengthy disputes over pay.If pr

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UK seeks stronger powers to stop disruptive protests

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government will announce new proposals on Monday to clamp down on protests, broadening the range of situations in which police are able

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Biden, Trump cases pull Justice Dept. toward politics

In naming a special counsel to investigate the presence of classified documents at President Joe Biden’s Delaware home and former Washington office, Attorney General Me

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German coal mine: Climate protesters cling on at disputed site

German police have stepped up their attempts to clear hundreds of climate protesters holed up in an abandoned village in western Germany.A continuing standoff over the

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World Cup-winning Messi headlines nominees for FIFA Best award, Ronaldo snubbed

After the only glaring omission on Lionel Messi's illustrious CV was sensationally filled in at the end of last year when he led Argentina to the World Cup triumph, the

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Malaysia says it could stop palm oil exports to EU after new curbs

Malaysia said on Thursday it could stop exporting palm oil to the European Union in response to a new law in the bloc that aims at protecting forests by strictly regula

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China's COVID-19 fight in numbers: tech innovation as key engine for quality growth

China's technological innovation has become a key engine powering its high-quality growth, as investment and industrial output in the high-tech sector showed extraordin

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Beijing to spur high-quality development with deeper reforms

Beijing has made visible achievements in economic development during the past year, and is planning to deepen reforms and boost technological innovation for high-qualit

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Nurse shortage betrays fractured U.S. medical system

Hundreds of nurses and their supporters lined both sides of the Madison Avenue in front of Mount Sinai Hospital on Monday, waving signs, blowing horns and calling for a

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McCarthy expected to keep 3 Democrats off House committees

Speaker Kevin McCarthy and leading Republicans are expected to soon make good on a vow to keep three Democrats from seats on influential committees in the new House.McC

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Asian Financial Forum must reassert the principle of global solidarity

As the Asian Financial Forum (AFF) commences its meeting on January 11, participants are confronting a more serious crisis than they have experienced since 2008. The ou

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Sweden to join European Sky Shield Initiative: PM

Sweden will be part of the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) and participate in air policing over the Baltics, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said on Sunday